Course Information
| Session |
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| Credits | 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs |
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| Registration dates | We accept registrations through the first week of classes, unless enrollment is full, and unless the class was canceled before it started due to low enrollment. |
Understanding Personality Assessments: Tools for Leadership and Team Building in Libraries
$250.00
Dates: September 1 - September 28Credits: 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs
Psychometric assessments are popular tools in team-building and leadership development programs. Some people find them insightful, while others consider them as valid as reading your daily sun-sign horoscope. So why are they used so often?
This course examines the reasoning behind using assessments in these contexts and how you can get the most out of them.
Participants will begin with an overview of these tools, including their intended uses, limitations, and potential for misuse. Each week will include a more detailed examination of one popular type – the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), StrengthsFinder, Enneagram, and DISC. Assigned reading will address the theories behind each assessment type and practical applications. Participants will take free versions of the assessments and reflect on their experience.
Whether you’re seeking personal growth, looking to strengthen your leadership style, or aiming to build more cohesive teams, this course will equip you with practical strategies and a critical lens for leveraging these tools in the workplace.
*Note that the free version you take will be based on the same theory but is not the “name brand” version. The purpose is to get a better understanding of that category of assessment in general, not get your exact MBTI results.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Gain deeper self-awareness through personal engagement with four popular types of personality assessments.
- Analyze the strengths, limitations, and ethical considerations of using these tools in team-building and professional contexts.
- Apply insights from these assessments to enhance their leadership development.
Course Description
Psychometric assessments are popular tools in team-building and leadership development programs. Some people find them insightful, while others consider them as valid as reading your daily sun-sign horoscope. So why are they used so often?
This course examines the reasoning behind using assessments in these contexts and how you can get the most out of them.
Participants will begin with an overview of these tools, including their intended uses, limitations, and potential for misuse. Each week will include a more detailed examination of one popular type – the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), StrengthsFinder, Enneagram, and DISC. Assigned reading will address the theories behind each assessment type and practical applications. Participants will take free versions of the assessments and reflect on their experience.
Whether you’re seeking personal growth, looking to strengthen your leadership style, or aiming to build more cohesive teams, this course will equip you with practical strategies and a critical lens for leveraging these tools in the workplace.
*Note that the free version you take will be based on the same theory but is not the “name brand” version. The purpose is to get a better understanding of that category of assessment in general, not get your exact MBTI results.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Gain deeper self-awareness through personal engagement with four popular types of personality assessments.
- Analyze the strengths, limitations, and ethical considerations of using these tools in team-building and professional contexts.
- Apply insights from these assessments to enhance their leadership development.
Angela Pashia
Angela Pashia is a leadership and career development coach with a dozen years of experience as an academic librarian. Angela's approach to coaching focuses on partnering with clients to empower them to reach their goals, whether they’re ready to take their career to the next level or feel stuck in their job and want to explore their options beyond libraries. Angela's featured group program is designed to support library leaders in developing a coaching approach to leadership, adapting the professional coaching skills that are most relevant for library leaders. Angela graduated from an ICF-accredited professional coach training program in 2023. As a librarian, Angela focused on using critical pedagogy approaches in teaching critical information literacy, mentoring colleagues, working against structural oppression within libraries, and growing as a collaborative leader. Angela published two co-edited books and several book chapters and articles on these topics. Angela’s latest book, Using Open Educational Resources to Promote Social Justice, co-edited with CJ Ivory, was published in 2022. Angela’s first co-edited book (with Jessica Critten), Critical Approaches to Credit-Bearing Information Literacy Courses, was selected as an ACRL Instruction Section, Teaching Methods Committee Selected Resource in 2020. Learn more at https://angelapashia.com/
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